Current Status of Windows 10 October 2018 Update version 1809

CountMike said:

No, please no, Linux is fine as it is.

@CountMike

Hi there

please keep Ms 100% away from Linux -- imagine the chaos -- random updates, stuff not working, networking a total nightmare and activation servers regularly hosing up your systems to the point of uselessness -- eventually to quote the esteemed sevenofnine in Startrek series "You will Comply -- Resistance is futile" -- only AZUR / cloud systems will function and the whole concept of a decent free open source competitive stream to Ms will vanish.

Linux for all its shortcomings works fine the way it is -- you need to have a little bit of anarchistical individuals to develop this type of stuff too -- this can't be done sensibly in a corporate type of environment.

Cheers
jimbo

CountMike said:

No, please no, Linux is fine as it is.

(first time I ever felt compelled to use that emoticon!)

CountMike said:

No, please no, Linux is fine as it is.

Sorry to disappoint you Sir Count, but the trend seems to say otherwise:

Microsoft continues to build support for Linux deeper into Windows 10, with plans to make it easier for Windows to access files stored by some Linux-based operating systems.

The next major feature update to Windows 10, version 1903 due around April this year, will allow Windows 10 File Explorer to access, move and copy files stored inside Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) distros.

Windows 10 will soon let you access Linux files from File Explorer - TechRepublic

CountMike said:

I run Linux mint in dual boot on separate disk but being Ext4 windows have hard time sharing so for expediency sake I set one NTFS partition on it. Would be nice if W10 could access it naturally.

I don't know exactly how this is going to work, but starting with 19H1 and according to the article on my previous post, your trouble would probably be a thing of the past.

CountMike said:

I run Linux mint in dual boot on separate disk but being Ext4 windows have hard time sharing so for expediency sake I set one NTFS partition on it. Would be nice if W10 could access it naturally.

Hi folks

@IronZorg89

Most Linux distros if you install package ntfs-3g allow you without any problems to read and write ntfs files.

Why Windows should still have problems allowing native read and write to ext2/3/4, brtfs or xfs linux file sytems still seems crazy.

Of course you can do it via SAMBA but why shouldn't you be able to read Linux file systems / formatted linux file system disks without having to load a Linux system or a VM -- if linux can read / write a Windows NTFS file system then it should be able to work the other way around too with windows reading linux file systems.

Cheers
jimbo

jimbo45 said:

Hi folks

@IronZorg89

Most Linux distros if you install package ntfs-3g allow you without any problems to read and write ntfs files.

Why Windows should still have problems allowing native read and write to ext2/3/4, brtfs or xfs linux file sytems still seems crazy.

Of course you can do it via SAMBA but why shouldn't you be able to read Linux file systems / formatted linux file system disks without having to load a Linux system or a VM -- if linux can read / write a Windows NTFS file system then it should be able to work the other way around too with windows reading linux file systems.

Cheers
jimbo

I started to play with Linux long time ago in dual boot during the hey day of Win 7 and then I gave up. Maybe, with the new feature coming up in 19H1, I will probably have another go at it in dual boot just like you. I totally agree with your statement "why shouldn't you be able to read Linux file systems / formatted linux file system disks without having to load a Linux system or a VM -- if linux can read / write a Windows NTFS file system then it should be able to work the other way around too with windows reading linux file systems". Since this seems to be a work in progress, that should become true in the foreseeable future, even sooner than one can tell. LOL

Brink said:

For more:

Add or Remove Linux from Navigation Pane in Windows 10

New Windows 10 Insider Preview Slow Build 18342.8 (19H1) - Feb. 27

Thanks a lot for your references. Really appreciate it. BTW, Did you know that now you have a new pseudonym: "Guardian Angel". I found it really cool.